Enzo Birthday Party tonight

International
House
Presents
“Carnevale
with
il
Commendatore”,
 A
Birthday
Tribute
to
Enzo
Ferrari


 On
 Friday,
 February
 18,
 the
 premier
 boutique
 hotel
 in
 America’s
 boutique
 city
 brings
 together
 the
 signature
 beauty
of
Italian
design,
an
iconic
symbol
in
motordom
and
the
breathtaking
exhilaration
of
racing,
all
set
to
 Urban
Earth
Studio’s
sensual
take
on
Italian
Carnevale.
Join
us,
local
Ferrari
owners
and
their
cars
to
honor
the
 life
and
legacy
of
visionary
designer
and
entrepreneur
Enzo
Ferrari
from
6:00
to
9:00
pm.
 
 Born
on
February
18,
1898,
in
Modena,
Italy,
Enzo
Ferrari
grew
up
with
little
formal
education
but
a
strong
 desire
to
race
cars.
As
a
young
man
working
for
Alfa
Romeo,
he
developed
his
driving
skills
and
created
his
 own
 racing
 team,
 Scuderia
 Ferrari,
 which
 took
 the
 Formula
 1
 racing
 world
 by
 storm.
 Like
 most
 restless
 entrepreneurs,
Ferrari
grew
frustrated
with
his
limited
role
at
Alfa
Romeo
and,
in
1946,
launched
a
company
 and
 a
 car
 that
 bore
 his
 name
 and
 thrived
 on
 his
 passion.
 From
 inception
 the
 company
 was
 special,
 winning
 international
 races
 in
 the
 1950’s
 and
 producing
 limited
 production
 sportscars
 that
 remained
 the
 envy
 of
 the
 automotive
 industry
 worldwide.
 
 Often
 referred
 to
 as
 “il
 Commendatore”
 (or
 “Knight
 Commander”,
 a
 title
 given
to
the
Italian
Order
of
Merit),
Enzo
remained
dedicated
to
design
excellence
and
racing
until
his
death
in
 1988.
 In
 2002
 the
 company
 honored
 its
 founder
 with
 a
 namesake
 12
 cylinder
 engineering
 marvel.
 Only
 400
 Enzo
Ferrari
cars
were
made.
The
cars
regularly
command
stratospheric
prices
which
exceed
$1,200,000
and
 can
reach
a
top
speed
of
217
miles
per
hour.
 
 The
 2011
 International
 House
 event
 series‐
 Here’s
 to
 the
 Creative
 Ones‐
 honors
 some
 of
 the
 world’s
 most
 talented
 artisans
 and
 entrepreneurs.
 Enzo
 Ferrari
 not
 only
 harnessed
 the
 power
 of
 beautiful
 design
 to
 uplift
 the
 human
 spirit,
 but
 he
 grew
 a
 legendary
 company
 that
 remains
 a
 source
 of
 great
 pride
 for
 all
 of
 Italy.
 The
 tribute
 is
 hosted
 by
 Franco
 Valobra
 (www.Valobra.net),
 Alex
 Ellsworth
 (www.EllsworthCorporation.com)
 and
 members
 of
 the
 New
 Orleans
 Ferrari
 Club
 and
 includes
 favorite
 sons
 and
 daughters
 hailing
 from
 the
 great
 cities
of
Viareggio,
Milano,
Torino
and
Taranto.
Camp
Street
will
be
closed
in
front
of
the
hotel
to
showcase
a
 compelling
roster
of
locally
owned
Ferraris.

 
 Alan
Walter,
master
Spirit
Handler
at
International
House’s
loa
lounge
and
New
Orleans
Magazine’s
Bartender
 of
 the
 Year,
 will
 create
 an
 exclusive
 concoction
 of
 Italian
 spirits,
 “The
 Veloce”,
 to
 add
 the
 distinctive
 taste
 of
 Italy
to
the
festivities.
Ferrari
owners
and
aficionados
alike
will
raise
a
glass
in
a
traditional
Italian
“Salute!”
in
 honor
 of
 Enzo
 Ferrari’s
 birthday
 surrounded
 by
 Venetian
 Carnevale
 masked
 opulence
 from
 Urban
 Earth
 Studios
(www.UrbanEarthStudios.com).

 
 Please
 join
 us
 to
 celebrate
 the
 combined
 greatness
 of
 man
 and
 machine
 that
 Enzo
 Ferrari
 brought
 to
 this
 world.
Here’s
to
the
Creative
Ones
like
Enzo
‐
passionate
artisans
and
entrepreneurs
bringing
New
Ideas
and
 New
Talent
to
New
O.

 



International
House,
www.ihhotel.com,
221
Camp
Street,
New
Orleans,
Louisiana,
504.553.9550
 For
more
information:
Mary
Bliss
McCrossen
●
773
412
3478
●
[email protected]


 

Frank and I both sent in an e-mail list on Thursday, the 10th before the event. I know the e-mail went out on the 16th, Wednesday. We had about 10 cars show up.

Kelly

I'll be there April 2nd if you have a nice cake.

 

I'm Sorry, Paul